Space museum hosts chili cookoff Saturday

Alamogordo Daily NewsDaily News Report

Posted:
10/04/2012 10:13:28 PM MDT

The New Mexico Museum of Space History and International Space Hall of Fame Foundation will be hosting the second Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cookoff this Saturday in the upper parking lot of the museum.

The event is sponsored by United Way of Otero County and Burt Broadcasting and benefits area nonprofit organizations. Tasting cups will go on sale to the public at noon. The cookoff will feature both red and green chile categories.

"We hope everybody in the area comes up and enjoys the cookoff. The money raised from selling the tasting cups is going right back to the nonprofit organizations represented by the teams. Our goal is to help them raise as much money as possible, especially during these tough economic times," said museum executive director Chris Orwoll. Registered teams include the Red Hot Radio Rebels, InSANEly Delicious Chili, Chili The Kid, Hot Boyz and a Bean and others.

Proceeds from the sale of tasting cups, entry fees and sponsorships raised at the event will be split between the designated charities, after expenses. A People's Choice Loving Cup will also be awarded along with a $100 cash prize to the team with the best decorated booth. A group of local celebrity judges have volunteered their palates for the official chili judging.

A special people's choice trophy will be given to the team with the most chili tasting tickets at the end of the cookoff. Tasting cups will be $2 each and will come with 10 tickets. Each ticket equals one taste.

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The public can spend a ticket at each booth, or all their tickets at one booth, or spread them around.